Check-punching and recording machine



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

J. H. EIGKERSHOFF. GHEGK PUNGHING AND RECORDING MACHINE.

No. 549,770 Patented NQV. 12,1895.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN H. EICKERSHOFF, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

CHECK-PUNCHING AND RECORDING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 549,770, dated November 12, 1895.

Application filed July 20, 1896. Serial No. 556,636. (No model.)

To coZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN HENRY EICKERS- HOFF, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Registering-Machines for Collectors, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is, first, to provide an efficient registering device for bill-collectors whereby the figures of the receipts will be ineradicably duplicated upon a recordstrip contained within the device, thereby serving as a check against fraud upon the part of the collector, and, second, to provide a registering device of the kind referred to sufiiciently compact to be readily carried in the pocket.

My invention consists in the mechanism and combination and arrangement of mechanisms hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation showing a portion of the mechanism; Fig. 2, a like view from the other side show ing another portion of the mechanism; Fig. 3, a central vertical section; Fig. 4, an end elevation; Fig. 5, a section on line 5 5 of Fig. 4; Fig. (5, a modified form of compensating mechanism; Fig. 7, a portion of a bill, and Fig. 8 a portion of the record-strip; Fig. 9, an enlarged detail view.

Mounted in a casing A is a (lie-wheel B, provided on its periphery with a series of dies 1). Mounted in sliding bearings (1, directly above die-wheel B, is a wheel or pulley B, carrying on its periphery a series of punches 1), corresponding with and adapted to register with the dies in wheel The bearings a are supported by springs to, which normally hold the punches I) out of dies b. The dies and punches are symmetrically arranged on the wheel, and in order to punch any character it is necessaryto bring the corresponding punch and die into line with each other. To accomplish this, a bevel-pinion b is mounted on the wheel B and revolves therewith. Meshing with this pinion is a bevel-pinion c, secured to a shaft C, supported in a bearing (0 extending from bearing a. This shaft is squared at its lower end and fits into a socketed shaft C, supported by a bearing (6". The squared portion of shaft C is adapted to slide longitudinally in the socket in shaft 0; but by imparting circumferential movement to shaft 0 shaft Cwill be rotated therewith.

Mounted on the lower end of shaft C is a bevel-pinion c, which meshes with a bevelpinion 5 carried by and adapted to rotate with the wheel B. By rotating wheel B motion is transmitted through the above-described gearing to wheel B, which is rotated simultaneously therewith.

To bring a die and punch into register and to prevent revolving the wheels B and B when thus brought into position, I mount pins b on the edge of wheels B and B, so arranged that each die and punch will have its separate pin. Secured to the back of the casing is a guide D, provided with a forked end (1. Secured to the extension a of sliding bearing a is a guide D, provided with a similar forked end. By bringing wheel B into a position in which one of the pins b is in line with :the forked end of guide D the wheel B is revolved, so as to bring a pin in line with the fork of guide D.

The record-strip E is wound on a spool G, then passed over a guide-roller G, thence over a guide-roller G thence partly around a roller G and into a storage-reel G in frictional engagement with the roller G Between guide-rollers G and G the strip passes between the dies and punches, so that when a punch is made it will cut and register the character in the record-strip. A yoke-lever H, pivoted to the casing, takes over the sliding bearings a, and is provided with a hinged end 71, projecting through the casing. An arm I, pivotally secured to the lever H, carries a catch 11, adapted to engage with a ratchet-wheel J, which is connected with friction-roller G". A spring 1" holds the catch in contact with the ratchet-wheel. The friction-roller G is held against storing-roll G by means of a spring g. The spindle carrying the friction-roller is provided with a mortiseand-tenon clutch g, so that the roll may be removed without disturbing the ratchetwheel. The rolls G G G G G are preferably mounted on the front plate of casing A, which is made removable, so that by use of a key the record-strip may be easily taken out and a portion of it removed without disconnecting the remaining portion from the rolls.

Gripping-rollers K are mounted 011 a plate directly above guide-rollers G G2 and are adapted to be swung out of contact with these rollers by means of a handle 75. A spring it normally holds these rollers down.

In order to punch or receipt a bill, the gripping-rollers K are thrown up, as shown in dotted lines in Figs. 1 and at, the bill is placed between them and the record strip, and they are then returned to their normal position. Suppose the sum of one hundred and twentythree dollars and seventy cents is to be receipted. The punch-wheel B is turned by means of a key inserted in socket 12 until the die and punch for the figure 1 are in register directly over the bill. Lever II is actuated and forces punch-wheel B downward. One of the guiding and locking pins b on wheel -3 enters the forked guide D, and the wheel is prevented from rotating, while guide D takes over one of the pins Z) in wheel B and locks it from rotation, the two guides serving to insure perfect alignment. The depression of the punch-wheel forces the punch through the bill and record-strip, thereby cutting the figure 1 in both bill and record-strip. The depression of lever II carries the catch i below a tooth in the ratchet-wheel J a dis-- tance such as to allow the return stroke of the lever to withdraw the punch from the record-strip before the catch engages with the ratchet-tooth. When the punch is freed, the engagement takes place and the remaining stroke of the lever actuates the ratchet-wheel, thereby feeding the record-strip into-position for the next figure. The bill being held in frictional contact with the record-strip by the gripping-rollers is moved ahead by the strip and is in position for the next figure. The friction-roll Gr being held in frictional engagement with storing-roll G allows slipping to compensate for the different circumferential velocities of the friction-roll and storageroll as the strip is wound from one to the other. After the desired characters are stamped in the bill it is removed and appears as shown in Fig. 8,while the record-strip appears as shown in Fig. 7

In Fig. 6 I have shown a modified form of driving mechanism for connecting the wheels B and B. A sprocket-wheel I is mounted on wheel B and a similar wheel 2 mounted on B. A sprocket-chain 3 connects these sprockets. Pivotally mounted between the sprockets is a frame 4, carrying a roller 5 at one end and a roller 6 at the other. A crank-arm 7 is connected by a link 8 with lever II. By bringing lever II down, which forces punch-wheel B downward, the frame 4 is swung and rollers 5 and 6, contacting with the chain, carry it with them and the chain is kept taut and held in operative engagement with the sprocketwheels.

Instead of employing punches which cut out the figures entirely, the punches maybe arranged to puncture or indent the paper.

lVhile my machine is more especially designed for use in collecting outside of thebusiness headquarters, it is obvious that it may be used in or out of the establishment.

I claim as my invention 1. The combination in a registering machine for collectors of a punch wheel and a die wheel mounted in the same radial plane, one of said wheels being mounted to slide in a plane at right angles to the axis of the other wheel; means for rotating the wheels concurrently; a record strip; and means for feeding the record strip substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination in a registering machine for collectors of a punch wheel and a die wheel mounted. in the same radial plane one of said wheels being mounted to slide in a plane at right angles to the axis of the other wheel; means for rotating the wheels concurrently; a record strip; means for feeding the record strip, and means for automatically returning the sliding wheel to its normal position substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination in a registering machine for collectors of a punch wheel and a die wheel mounted in the same radial plane, one of said wheels being mounted to slide in a plane at right angles to the axis of the other wheel; means for rotating the wheels concurrently; a record strip; means for feeding the record strip, and a connection between the sliding wheel and feed mechanism whereby movement thereof actuates the feeding mechanism and advances the record strip substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. The combination in a registering machine for collectors of a punch wheel and a die wheel mounted in the same radial plane, one of said wheels being mounted to slide in a plane at right angles to the axis of the other wheel; means for rotating the wheel concurrently; means for insuring alignment between the corresponding dies and punches; a record strip and means for feeding the record strip substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

5. The combination, in a registering machine for collectors, of a punch wheel mounted in sliding bearings; a die wheel mounted adjacent thereto; means for rotating the wheels concurrently; means for moving the punch wheel in the direction of the die wheel; a series of pins on the punch and die wheels corresponding to the punches and dies 5 a stationary forked guide for the punch wheel, adapted to receive the pins, and a forked guide for the die wheel adapted to move with the punch wheel and embrace the pins on the die wheel, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

6. The combination in a registering device for collectors, of a punch wheel and a die wheel mounted in the same radial plane, one of said wheels being-mounted to slide in a plane at right angles to the axis of the other wheel; a gear carried by the punch. wheel, a gear carried by the die wheel, a space compensating connection between the gears whereby the wheels may be rotated concurrently; a record strip and means for actuating the record strip substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

7. The combination in a registering device for collectors, of a punch wheel and a die wheel mounted in the same radial plane, one of said wheels being mounted to slide in a plane at right angles to the axis of the other wheel, a record strip mounted on a series of rollers; a ratchet wheel connected with and adapted to actuate the storage roll, and an arm depending from the lever and carrying a catch adapted to engage with and actuate the ratchet wheel, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. r

8. The combination, in a registering machine for collectors, of a punch wheel mounted in sliding bearings; a die wheel mounted adjacent thereto; a lever for actuating the punch Wheel; means for returning the lever to its normal position a record strip mounted upon a series of rollers; a ratchet Wheel adapted to actuate the storage roll; an arm depending from the lever and carrying a catch adapted to engage with and actuate the ratchet Wheel, the arm and catch being so arranged relatively to the lever that the downward movement of the lever carries the catch beyond the ratchet tooth to be engaged, whereby the upward movement of the lever frees the punch from the record strip, and bill, before the catch engages with the ratchet tooth, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

J. H. EIOKERSl-IOFF.

Witnesses:

ARTHUR E. GEORGI, J. J. FoRsY'rH. 

